With the arrival of chronic wasting disease in Jackson Hole, hunters, wildlife managers, waste management officials and even the highway department are beginning to grapple with the new reality of living with a 10,000-strong elk herd at risk of contracting an incurable, always-fatal disease.

Ryan Dorgan

David Prescott makes good use of his classic car’s drop-top while hauling an elk mount near Hoback Junction, Wyoming, in July.